Scientists Puzzled Again: "Noctilucent Clouds, They Used To Be Rare"...

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"Mysterious "night shining" or noctilucent clouds are beautiful to behold, and this stunning image offers an unusual view of these clouds as seen by astronauts on board the International Space Station. Also called polar mesospheric clouds, these clouds are puzzling scientists with their recent dramatic changes. They used to be considered rare, but now the clouds are growing brighter, are seen more frequently, are visible at lower and lower latitudes than ever before, and sometimes they are even appearing during the day. "

Mysterious noctilucent clouds as seen from the international space station

Thoughts on why this is happening?
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    Global warming.

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